Julia Evinger (Taxpayer UNfriendly)

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Address: 9277 Pleasant View Ln., Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: (317) 769-6105
E-mail: Evinger.for.commissioner@gmail.com 
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Watchdog Indiana County Commissioner Candidate Questions - 2014 Primary Election

1. Should annual county general fund expenditures exceed annual county general fund revenues? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_financial_analysis.htm and http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_expendiitures_comparison.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

2. What is an appropriate level of county general fund cash reserves compared to the county’s annual general fund operating budget? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_ccd_tax.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

3. Do you support a new county-wide Wheel Tax? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/wheel_tax_.htm and http://www.finplaneducation.net/transportation_funding_increases.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

4. Do you support an increase in the county-wide Cumulative Capital Development property tax rate? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_ccd_tax.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

5. Do you support a new county-wide Public Safety Local Option Income Tax? BACKGROUND: See http://www.in.gov/dlgf/files/Local_Option_Income_Tax_Fact_Sheet.pdf. ANSWER: Did not respond.

6. Do you support “super abatements” for business personal property tax? BACKGROUND: Effective July 1, 2015, county commissioners are allowed by the recently passed Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 1 to establish an enhanced abatement schedule for business personal property tax that may not exceed 20 years. ANSWER: Did not respond. RECORD (from the March 26 Boone County Tea Party candidate forum): Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 1 provides good opportunities to roll back business taxes. FOLLOW-UP (April 6 E-mail from Candidate Evinger): You have misquoted me from the Boone County Tea Party meeting. I referred to Senate Bill 1 as a challenge for local governments. While rolling back taxes for businesses it will potentially increase taxes on homeowners and land owners; aka farmers. I recommended taking a wait and see approach before fully implementing this as a county, even though as a commissioner, I am not in control of the county budget.

7. Should the county help pay for road projects within the municipal limits of the county’s cities and towns, or should county dollars be dedicated to road improvements and maintenance within the unincorporated areas of the county? ANSWER: Did not respond.

8. Should the Boone County Area Comprehensive Plan be vigorously supported as a good road map for future growth that also preserves agriculture as an economic development industry? BACKGROUND: See http://www.boonecounty.in.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=65. ANSWER: Did not respond. RECORD (from the March 26 Boone County Tea Party candidate forum): The growth corridors in the Boone County Area Comprehensive Plan create great opportunities for the county to grow and have a "diversified tax base."

9. Should the individual votes of county commissioners continue to be recorded in meeting minutes so commissioners can be held accountable for their public policy decisions? ANSWER: Did not respond.

10. Should upcoming county commissioner board appointments be announced ahead of time so interested citizens can apply? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_appointed_boards.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

11. Should the county commissioners have the same attorney as the City of Lebanon? ANSWER: Did not respond.

12. Should the Mapleview Rest Home remain open? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/boone_county_mapleview.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

13. Should there be a tax-supported Boone County Animal Shelter? ANSWER: Did not respond.

14. Do you wish to make some additional comments about your candidacy? Do you have a campaign phone number and E-mail address? Do you have a website? ANSWER: Did not respond. Record: Candidate Evinger's campaign Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Evinger.For.Commissioner

 

Campaign Contributions: January 1, 2014, through April 11, 2014

As detailed in the spreadsheet below, Candidate Evinger is self-funding 10% of her campaign. She has received $3,520.70 from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors (MIBOR). Other contributors with connections to the real estate business have made $2,100 in itemized contributions to Candidate Evinger’s campaign. Most disturbing of all is the $1,600.00 received from HWC Engineering - it is an ethical lapse to receive campaign contributions from a business that seeks to do business with the county.

Evinger For Commissioner

Campaign Contributions

January 1, 2014, through April 11, 2014

(Compiled April 22, 2014)

SOURCE: Report of Receipts and Expenditures available in the Boone County Clerk's office on April 21, 2014.

a. January 1 Cash On Hand

$0

b. Itemized Contributions

$10,374.89

c. Unitemized Contributions

$1,017.00

d. Subtotal Contributions (b+c)

$11,391.89

e. Total Cash Available (a+d)

$11,391.89

f. Subtotal Expenditures

$5,859.88

i. April 11 Cash On Hand (e-f)

$5,532.01

LISTED NEXT ARE THE 2014 ITEMIZED DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS ($9,354.19 TOTAL).

Boone County Individuals

Location

Date(s)

Amount

Occupation

William Beal

Zionsville

Mar 6

$100.00

Century 21 Scheetz

Ed DeWitt

Zionsville

Mar 5

$250.00

real estate mortgage broker

Julia Evinger

Zionsville

Feb 8

$900.00

(candidate loan)

Julia Evinger

Zionsville

Apr 11

$204.19

(candidate contribution)

Steve Freeland

Zionsville

Mar 5

$100.00

Cancer Care Group CEO

Lawrence Mitchell

Zionsville

Mar 5

$250.00

R.P. Lux Commercial Real Estate

Jeffrey Papa

Zionsville

Mar 1

$250.00

Zionsville Town Council President

Chad Pittman

Zionsville

Mar 25

$500.00

Indiana Economic Development Corp.

Juan Suarez

Zionsville

Apr 11

$100.00

Lumina Foundation for Education

TOTAL BOONE COUNTY (8)

$2,654.19

Out-Of-County Individuals

Location

Date(s)

Amount

Occupation

Charles Brown

Manhattan, IL

Mar 5

$100.00

Tracy Hutton

Carmel

Feb 21

$500.00

Century 21 Scheetz

Jeffrey Rupp

Westfield

Mar 5

$250.00

Chase Mortgage Banker

Jeanne Saylor

Westfield

Apr 11

$100.00

J. Michael Scheetz

Carmel

Feb 19

$500.00

Century 21 Scheetz

Richard Skiles

Indianapolis

Apr 11

$750.00

Skiles DeTrude attorney

Justin Swanson

Indianapolis

Apr 11

$150.00

IN Association of Cities and Towns

TOTAL OUT-OF-COUNTY (7)

$2,350.00

Political Action Committees

Location

Date(s)

Amount

NONE

Corporations

Location

Date(s)

Amount

Business Type

Ed Joliffe c/o HWC Engineering

Indianapolis

Apr

$1,600.00

consulting engineering firm

Pam Sells Indy, LLC

Zionsville

Mar 5

$250.00

RE/MAX Ability Plus

TOTAL CORPORATIONS (2)

$1,850.00

Other Organizations

Location

Date(s)

Amount

Business Type

MIBOR

Indianapolis

Feb 26

$2,500.00

realtors association

TOTAL OTHER ORGs (1)

$2,500.00

LISTED NEXT ARE THE 2014 ITEMIZED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ($1,020.70).

Other Organizations

Location

Date(s)

Amount

Business Type

MIBOR

Indianapolis

Mar 26

$428.00

realtors association (for walk list)

MIBOR

Indianapolis

Mar 28

$592.70

realtors association (for mail list)

TOTAL OTHER ORGs (1)

$1,020.70

NOTABLE EXPENDITURES:

$1,262.60 to U.S. Post Office, Zionsville, IN 46077

$1,104.78 to Hartcourt Industries, Milroy, IN

$1,049.67 to Offset House, 9374 Castlegate Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46256

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